Farewell legends, We will Miss You

KARACHI: Pakistan batting legends Misbahul Haq and Younus Khan walked off the pitch for the last time on Saturday in the third Test against West Indies at Roseau as they were welcomed and sent off with great admiration for their services.

During their engrossing careers, both players made and broke innumerable records serving the country at a time when cricket in Pakistan suffered one setback after the other.

Misbah scored 5,222 Test runs in 74 matches while amassing 5,122 runs in 162 ODIs for Pakistan, averaging 43.40. His T20I average of 37.52 in 39 matches also speaks volumes about his ability to clear the boundary reliably.

Younus, meanwhile, is Pakistan’s most prolific Test batsman by a margin. He is the only Pakistani to score 10,099 runs and a record 34 centuries for the country along the way. His ODI record, 7,249 runs in 265 matches, is also very impressive but perhaps his greatest moment came in the shortest format when he led Pakistan to the World T20 championship in 2009.
As the two veterans walked out onto the field for the last time on Sunday against West Indies, social media went abuzz with messages and felicitations for the Pakistani greats.

Selector Tauseef Ahmed

Misbah, Younus took a stand for Pakistan in difficult times. Players who help the team in those times are considered the best, and they did that for the country.

Left-handed batsman Fawad Alam‏

Thank you Misbah and Younus bhai for all your achievements and great careers. #MisYou

Thank you Misbah and Younis bahi for all your achievements and great careers. #MisYou